Waiting time to transplant
Because there is a shortage of donated organs, patients must wait for an organ. Waiting times can differ for each patient.
Average (median) waiting times to transplant - in days
| Organ | Adults | Paediatric |
|---|---|---|
| Kidney 1 | 1168 | 354 |
| Kidney & Pancreas 2 | 278 | * |
| Heart 3 | 253 | 94** |
| Lung 3 | 412 | * |
| Liver 3 | 142 | 78 |
| * too few cases to provide ** based on less than 100 cases |
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1 Based on patient registrations in the UK, 1
Apr 2005 - 31 Mar 2009
2 Based on patient registrations (including pancreas only) in the UK, 1 Apr 2006
- 31 Mar 2010
3 Based on patient elective registrations in the UK, 1 Apr 2007
- 31 Mar 2010
Living donor transplant
Some patients and their families may decide to opt for a living donor transplant.
Why I want to be a donor...
"I support organ donation because transplants give a seriously ill person a second chance. When we die our earthly bodies are of no further use to us; I feel we all have an obligation to help someone else's life go on."
Michael J. McGivern
Cardiac rehabilitation/support practitioner